TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Left Ventricular Assist Devices A1 - Emani, Sitaramesh A2 - Baliga, R. R. A2 - Abraham, William T. PY - 2018 T2 - Color Atlas and Synopsis of Heart Failure AB - A 72-year-old man presents to a heart failure clinic for further evaluation of his progressive fatigue and dyspnea. He has a history of an ischemic cardiomyopathy with a severely reduced ejection fraction (EF <20%), which was originally diagnosed several years ago. He was initially maintained on optimal medical therapy for his cardiomyopathy and resultant heart failure (HF). Despite medical therapy, however, he has noted progressive exertional intolerance as well as several episodes of acutely decompensated HF in the past year requiring admission for intensification of HF medical therapies. After a thorough evaluation, he is felt to be a good candidate for a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). He subsequently undergoes successful implantation of an LVAD as destination therapy. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161018789 ER -